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obama to head the fbi. on tuesday, he told an fbi judiciary committee that he now sees waterboarding as a form of torture, a shift from 2005 when he signed off on a memo justifying its use. he also gave his backing to president obama's to round program, saying it is under sufficient oversight. he is well known for reauthorizing the president spy program while forcing the bush administration to make changes. we will have more on his confirmation hearings later in the broadcast. a group of same-sex couples have filed suit challenging pennsylvania same-sex marriage ban, the first case over seat -- seeking to overturn a gay marriage ban since last month's right.n to defend that in julia lubork spoke from the pennsylvania capitol in harrisburg. >> there is public sentiment here that is rolling ever forward toward freedom to marry. >> it is a tragedy that talented, loving, productive citizens have to leave the state because their marriage is not recognized. >> the aclu plans to file similar cases in virginia and
obama to head the fbi. on tuesday, he told an fbi judiciary committee that he now sees waterboarding as a form of torture, a shift from 2005 when he signed off on a memo justifying its use. he also gave his backing to president obama's to round program, saying it is under sufficient oversight. he is well known for reauthorizing the president spy program while forcing the bush administration to make changes. we will have more on his confirmation hearings later in the broadcast. a group of...
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dr gen and set off no alarms within the obama administration ministration this despite having to sidestep federal rules and perhaps even the freedom of information act now president obama has pledged to make his administration the most transparent in u.s. history just barely that doesn't apply to things like osama bin laden and the navy seals furthermore moving data from the defense department to the cia and then deleting it is an example of the government's attempt to hide information from its own people and i don't mean the general public i literally mean the people it employs and potential whistleblowers alike in washington i marinate r.t. let's turn now to egypt where the military led interim government has laid out a five month plan to restore order to the country they also chose. a prominent economic consultant as the country's new prime minister but both of those decisions were denounced by the muslim brotherhood and the protests continue. as of last night we have not heard of any clashes or deaths that have occurred today as a protest as a result of these protests however it shoul
dr gen and set off no alarms within the obama administration ministration this despite having to sidestep federal rules and perhaps even the freedom of information act now president obama has pledged to make his administration the most transparent in u.s. history just barely that doesn't apply to things like osama bin laden and the navy seals furthermore moving data from the defense department to the cia and then deleting it is an example of the government's attempt to hide information from its...
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administration as you recall when he took office he said we're going to be the most open and transparent administration in the history of america and he's indicted what seven people under the espionage act more than every other president combined i think what they're doing with manning and with other cases is trying to make an example particularly the internet age were easier to obtain him to distribute information i think what they're trying to do is crack down on it but making examples and i think again private manning should be held responsible for this divulging classified information but to say a life sentence for espionage i think is overcharging and i don't know anyone that has seen what private manning has gone through the is not deterred by just the event so for so i think you know a reasonable sentence is what i'm hoping for and finally you had a chance to speak with private manning quickly what was he like what what what what what were his feelings like you know after i testified i got to speak with him just a few moments and shook my hand and thank me for for testifying and i
administration as you recall when he took office he said we're going to be the most open and transparent administration in the history of america and he's indicted what seven people under the espionage act more than every other president combined i think what they're doing with manning and with other cases is trying to make an example particularly the internet age were easier to obtain him to distribute information i think what they're trying to do is crack down on it but making examples and i...
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he was very angry at the obama administration, president obama, first saying that we would not do anything extreme like scrambled fighter jets to take on the plane of its 29- year-old hacker, only to essentially to the equivalent of that, which is getting the u.s. allies to block the plan that he thought he was on over their air space and forcing it to land in a completely different country. the main point that he made, the critical one, is that the u.s. government for years edward snowden, just like bradley manning. from the manning already did his leaks, mr. snowden as ensure that the documents he took will be revealed. they are not afraid of them. they are afraid of two things. they are afraid that future whistle-blowers will be inspired and that the american people become informed that the -- what the government is doing and they'd go against them. they want to make sure that the american people, the real enemy, do not learn what it is they ought to know about what their government is doing in the dark. that was the point that he made in his statement. >> what about edward snowden's ch
he was very angry at the obama administration, president obama, first saying that we would not do anything extreme like scrambled fighter jets to take on the plane of its 29- year-old hacker, only to essentially to the equivalent of that, which is getting the u.s. allies to block the plan that he thought he was on over their air space and forcing it to land in a completely different country. the main point that he made, the critical one, is that the u.s. government for years edward snowden,...
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circuit judge james robertson said -- the obama administration is proceeding with military aid to egypt one week after the ouster president mohammed morsi. reuters reports the u.s. will send four f-16 fighter jets to egypt as part of an annual aid package. eight more are due later in the year. at the white house, press secretary jay carney said the u.s. is still evaluating whether to brand morsi's removal as a coup, which would require the suspension of military aid. >> we are evaluating how the authorities are responding to and handling the current situation. we will take our time and the time necessary to make the determinations regarding what happened last week and the change of leadership, the removal of president morsi from power. >> egypt's muslim brotherhood has called on supporters to hold a major rally friday. prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for top motherhood leaders on charges of inciting violence. egypt's interim government says it still hopes to include muslim brotherhood officials in the country's new cabinet. al jazeera is reporting u.s. government helped fund mor
circuit judge james robertson said -- the obama administration is proceeding with military aid to egypt one week after the ouster president mohammed morsi. reuters reports the u.s. will send four f-16 fighter jets to egypt as part of an annual aid package. eight more are due later in the year. at the white house, press secretary jay carney said the u.s. is still evaluating whether to brand morsi's removal as a coup, which would require the suspension of military aid. >> we are evaluating...
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administration announced last month that it was ready to provide military support to rebel forces after declaring that president bashar all off regime had in fact used chemical weapons against civilians but it looks like not all lawmakers are ready to start blindly shipping weapons of broad according to the hill newspaper members of both the house and the senate intelligence committees have moved to enact tougher restrictions on funding the syrian rebels there reasoning fears of deja vu or as representative adam schiff says primary for me is the concern that if we become an arms supplier will be sucked into another sectarian civil war providing a small amount won't be enough to change the trajectory on the battlefield and will be called upon to give more and more sophisticated weapons i think the risk is too great that once we get in it will be very difficult to get out so far seventy one thousand people have died in the conflict although activists in the country put that number closer to one hundred thousand and as of right now the u.n. security council has not passed a resolution to a
administration announced last month that it was ready to provide military support to rebel forces after declaring that president bashar all off regime had in fact used chemical weapons against civilians but it looks like not all lawmakers are ready to start blindly shipping weapons of broad according to the hill newspaper members of both the house and the senate intelligence committees have moved to enact tougher restrictions on funding the syrian rebels there reasoning fears of deja vu or as...
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administration and before him the bush administration and that is whatever it is their interest in the middle east is whatever is really interest c.n.n. is going to promote those interests unfortunately when it comes to the bottom line even the media is subject to trying to find that financial security in order to care about their jobs and their content i mean also you co-founder of the. distance is resistance for thank you so much thank you let's turn now to the other story that has dominated headlines for the past month that of n.s.a. leaker edward snowden and the government's massive secret surveillance program over the weekend bolivia nicaragua and venezuela offered the former n.s.a. contractor asylum menace while in president nicolas maduro in nicaragua president daniel ortega made their offers public during separate speeches on friday however venezuela says that it has not heard from snowden and set a deadline of today for him to respond meanwhile bolivian leader evo morales said that snowden is welcome to his country although he has not admitted to receiving any formal asylum re
administration and before him the bush administration and that is whatever it is their interest in the middle east is whatever is really interest c.n.n. is going to promote those interests unfortunately when it comes to the bottom line even the media is subject to trying to find that financial security in order to care about their jobs and their content i mean also you co-founder of the. distance is resistance for thank you so much thank you let's turn now to the other story that has dominated...
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the obama administration spent all week dancing around this question. ounds like a military coup and looks like one. $1.5 billion is at stake. turned law, if it's a military coup, they have to cut it off. gwen: the white house had been avoiding answering this question but they said yeah, well, maybe the military should release morsi. what's that about? >> they're dealing with this question of the money to use it as leverage to say look, we're not cutting it off this second. we're going to have to review it. it depend on what you're doing now. stop the violence, stop the round-ups. release president morsi and then maybe we can avoid the hammer falling down. >> peter, are you seeing divisions between democrats and republicans on the issue in congress? >> great question. it's one of the few issues that doesn't cross ordinary lines. republicans don't trust the muslim brotherhood. they believe they're hostile to he united states, believe in tyranny and are happy they're gone. there are other republicans who are more democracy advocates. neo conservatives and
the obama administration spent all week dancing around this question. ounds like a military coup and looks like one. $1.5 billion is at stake. turned law, if it's a military coup, they have to cut it off. gwen: the white house had been avoiding answering this question but they said yeah, well, maybe the military should release morsi. what's that about? >> they're dealing with this question of the money to use it as leverage to say look, we're not cutting it off this second. we're going to...
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we are at the forefront of the obama administration's push to establish a broadband foundation needed to support the innovation economy in the united states. we are looking to produce better and new jobs and position to ensure that america remains at the forefront of the economy in the 21st century. we are working to ensure that all americans have the resources and the skills necessary to fully share in all of the possibilities, civic, social, and economic. all of these made possible by the internet. that is one of the reasons we are here today. he discovered for the administration is the broadband technology opportunities program or btop. this program was established in 2009 by the american reinvestment and recovery act and is administered by ntia. we have nearly $4 billion invested in roughly 230 projects across the country, all aimed at expanding broadband access and adoption in the country. and i want to tell you a little bit about the programs and then tell you about why we care so much about this issue. so, we have the btop for infrastructure projects. these are building broadba
we are at the forefront of the obama administration's push to establish a broadband foundation needed to support the innovation economy in the united states. we are looking to produce better and new jobs and position to ensure that america remains at the forefront of the economy in the 21st century. we are working to ensure that all americans have the resources and the skills necessary to fully share in all of the possibilities, civic, social, and economic. all of these made possible by the...
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but today, you know, people--i guess people tend to trust president obama. they think he's a nice guy and they kind of just let it slide. the same people today you know, had this been the bush administration, all these things came out i think there would be a whole different reaction. i think it's a bit naive to roll over and pretend nothing is happening now because it's not always going to be barack obama in the white house. whatever the rules are now they got to be the rules whether it's rick perry or michele bachmann sitting where they are now. >> cenk: how much more could they abuse our privacy than barack obama has done? i guess a lot. to think that obama is a good guy makes no sense when his actions don't indicate that. he's theoretically a constitutional law professor but i'm not sure that he has read the constitution. >> since snowden, since the snowden affair happened, booz allen stock has gone up. you've got the current director of national intelligence came to the job of the white house from booz allen. and it's director is now vice president of b
but today, you know, people--i guess people tend to trust president obama. they think he's a nice guy and they kind of just let it slide. the same people today you know, had this been the bush administration, all these things came out i think there would be a whole different reaction. i think it's a bit naive to roll over and pretend nothing is happening now because it's not always going to be barack obama in the white house. whatever the rules are now they got to be the rules whether it's rick...
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that's why so it's the american government it's the obama administration that sees this man as a spy these human rights activists are are going to support him and they're going to fight for him to the end of whether that means getting political will fly them in russia others certainly going to do their best to make sure he stays safe and that he's not handed over to the united states sure and she said thank you very much we'll be back of course and we'll chat to you more but right now our. n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden has reportedly promised to stop releasing leaks that haul washington in return for asylum here in russia that was the condition that from from to be former cia contract so to was drawn his previous application for russian asylum and he gathered thirteen human rights activists and lawyers a big transit zone of sheremetyevo airport and asked them to help him get refuge in russia apparently it snowed and said he was asking because it was proving impossible to fly to latin america venezuela bolivia and nicaragua have all offered him asylum just to remind you snowden
that's why so it's the american government it's the obama administration that sees this man as a spy these human rights activists are are going to support him and they're going to fight for him to the end of whether that means getting political will fly them in russia others certainly going to do their best to make sure he stays safe and that he's not handed over to the united states sure and she said thank you very much we'll be back of course and we'll chat to you more but right now our....
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>> this administration has done a lot of meetings with the natural gas industry. ofre is an undue influence their promotion of themselves on the policy. what we're doing is asking president obama, please, meet with the families and the scientists and engineers in the new film and give us an opportunity to make the case for equal time. this president's legacy should not be just one of meeting with corporations, but he should meet with the people. thousands are suffering. they have submitted letters to the white house, to the energy secretary, to valerie jarrett and done it in a public way. listen, you cannot advocate for fracked gas and yield climate change at the same time. >> speaking with the people, new york state continues to have an ongoing vocal and extensive popular campaign that has been preventing governor cuomo from doing what a lot of people think he wants to do, which is go- ahead with fracking here. >> new york did something unusual, they used democracy. they did an environmental impact ,udy, which has, in -- sessions. the latest review got 200-4000 p
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. >> michael: as "the new york times" reported yesterday, the obama administration is considering speeding up troop withdraw from afghanistan and is also entertaining a zero option. that would remove all troops by by 2014. complete with spacious offices fancy chairs, powerful air conditioning and a price tag of $34 million, the fifth the facility that was finished this year is essentially empty. our next guest is a soldier and wrote a book of how the elite teams of highly trained troops ofwrote a book of elite military is a thing of past. the former navy seal author of "damn view"." this is rourke denver. this is what we come up for a war room. the navy seals have been in the news an awful lot lately. what propelled you to write the book. >> the booken entired my service. i was in my senior year in college not knowing what i wanted to do next. my dad sent me a churchill book "early life." iti wanted to spend my life in public service and the navy seals fit that service. >> michael: i read churchill when i was younger totally different reaction. loved the guy but i didn't go into the navy s
. >> michael: as "the new york times" reported yesterday, the obama administration is considering speeding up troop withdraw from afghanistan and is also entertaining a zero option. that would remove all troops by by 2014. complete with spacious offices fancy chairs, powerful air conditioning and a price tag of $34 million, the fifth the facility that was finished this year is essentially empty. our next guest is a soldier and wrote a book of how the elite teams of highly...
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good work set your brother brother would be proud of the bad the obama administration according to a new report from a quiet she the obama administration has started a new policy in the wake of bradley manning's leak of thousands of documents to wiki leaks to weed out other potential leakers the program code named insider threats encourages federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling those who don't report their coworkers can face punishment sounds bad right here's the worst part for you mcclatchy there's no proof such profiling techniques actually work so there you have it the most transparent administration in history is going joe mccarthy on its employees even though there's no reason to believe the doing so will keep any of our secrets and he say it's not just me and the very very ugly the five on yesterday's episode of the five. claimed that he didn't want any more mosques built in america without a thorough investigation before hand to make sure potential mosque goers are not terrorists this fellow hosts water his remarks che
good work set your brother brother would be proud of the bad the obama administration according to a new report from a quiet she the obama administration has started a new policy in the wake of bradley manning's leak of thousands of documents to wiki leaks to weed out other potential leakers the program code named insider threats encourages federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling those who don't report their coworkers can face punishment...
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expose stuff and the article on the front page was that the obama administration says that one time this nsa spying was really helpful. i mean that's the arm. it's unbelievable. so i think that, yeah, a lot of the corporate media, he showed his graph where the media is now owned by five companies. maybe it's two now! and i think they're responsible for a lot of this mischaracterization. things that come up in these cases, that people are stealing data an stealing, you know, legally has an intent to deprive. when you are copying information, there is no intent to deprive the owner of it. areas, nuances, they're subtle and complicated but that's where we are now. you know, is this the same as taking your laptop and not letting you have it? no. i think the subtlety is important and i think the media is generally missing it, and missing it in favor of kind of corporations and the government. >> or they only report on it for two weeks and you know, then, an opportunity is lost. that's wa -- what i'm afraid is going to happen ant -- on the violence -- surveillance stuff. it needs to be reporte
expose stuff and the article on the front page was that the obama administration says that one time this nsa spying was really helpful. i mean that's the arm. it's unbelievable. so i think that, yeah, a lot of the corporate media, he showed his graph where the media is now owned by five companies. maybe it's two now! and i think they're responsible for a lot of this mischaracterization. things that come up in these cases, that people are stealing data an stealing, you know, legally has an...
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president obama is urging very measured words today using i should say very measured words today and actually commended -- commented on the trayvon martin case before, hasn't he? >> yeah, absolutely, don. at first, the administration told cnn that the president would not comment on the zimmerman case but a change of heart and received that statement today. but the last time the president spoke about this case, he received quite a bit of pushback from people saying that the comments created a bit of a divide. here's the statement that we are talking about. >> if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. a and, you know, i think they are right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take this with the seriousness that it deserves and we'll get to the bottom to exactly what happened. >> all right. well, the president's approach different this time in that he is not speaking to the cameras about this case. and we likely will only get this statement that you read at the top there, don. during the trial, the president did not weigh in and when the administration was asked to resp
president obama is urging very measured words today using i should say very measured words today and actually commended -- commented on the trayvon martin case before, hasn't he? >> yeah, absolutely, don. at first, the administration told cnn that the president would not comment on the zimmerman case but a change of heart and received that statement today. but the last time the president spoke about this case, he received quite a bit of pushback from people saying that the comments...
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buildit was beginning to a civilian response corporation, the obama administration came in. under review, the department to the good stuff of renaming it the conflict and operations bureau. for budgetary and perhaps other reasons, they decided to take apart the civilian response corporation. butonce numbered over 1000 i is now reduced to a handful. withll have to staff this contractors. we're not prepared to staff this with professionals anymore than we were 10 years ago. that is the problem. experience has shown we need dedicated civilian professionals to conduct these stabilization operations well. we come in.e since the war in afghanistan, as we draw down, the military is putting together smaller numbers for stability operations but they have the ability to ramp up. we do not have something equivalent on the civilian side. we have not had that sense usaid was taken apart after the vietnam war. this is the first step to reestablishing civilian capacity. the initial cost is insignificant, $25 million. you can put together a staff of 125 professionals for contingency operati
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we begin tonight with a look at recent events in the middle east and afghanistan and the obama administration's response. mark halperin is joined by andrea mitchell of nbc news and times." >> look, i think the overriding priority for the obama national security team is really one of stability, trying to keep the relationship from rupturing and trying to keep violence from spreading even worse than it has in the streets of cairo. you don't see them out there banging the drums and denouncing with full fury what's happening there. you don't see them criticizing even president morsi with full... either. they're trying very much to play a quiet game. president obama hasn't said one word in public about this yet. he's issued only a written ta
we begin tonight with a look at recent events in the middle east and afghanistan and the obama administration's response. mark halperin is joined by andrea mitchell of nbc news and times." >> look, i think the overriding priority for the obama national security team is really one of stability, trying to keep the relationship from rupturing and trying to keep violence from spreading even worse than it has in the streets of cairo. you don't see them out there banging the drums and...
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partly because the obama administration pulled our funding to the state of texas because they disagreed with texas restrictions on these abortions. and most people i think in this country and in texas certainly believe that six months is too late to be deciding whether or not these babies should be aborted or not and we put the limit at 5 months in this bill. >> right. let me move you on to politics here and ask you about your future. you ran for president once. it was a rough kind of go. you're going to be foot loose and fancy free in 18 months. why wouldn't you try again to run for president? >> well, you're absolutely correct about the 18 months to go and that's what my focus is rather than 2016. there's a lot of work. >> but you wouldn't be the first governor to do a lot of things that look good on a resume. is that where this is headed. >> i hope that it's not about a resume. i hope it's about the people of the state of texas and helping create a climate where suffolk versus the ability to have a job and take care of their families. that's what we have done here. candy, some one th
partly because the obama administration pulled our funding to the state of texas because they disagreed with texas restrictions on these abortions. and most people i think in this country and in texas certainly believe that six months is too late to be deciding whether or not these babies should be aborted or not and we put the limit at 5 months in this bill. >> right. let me move you on to politics here and ask you about your future. you ran for president once. it was a rough kind of go....
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the obama administration has been pressuring allies not to grant him asylum to make sure he returns to face espionage charges in the u.s. one report we have, venezuela has sent a plane to moscow to bring him bab. >>> also today, president obama's nominee for fbi director, james comey, tries to defuse criticism he had permitted waterboarding while serving in the bush justice department and his confirmation hearing today. comey declared that waterboarding is torture. previously he had endorsed a legal memo that authorized the use of waterboarding when he served as deputy attorney general under george w. bush but today comey told lawmakers that he always believed that the practice was wrong but was overruled. >> absolutely, senator. i -- when i first learned about waterboarding, when i became deputy attorney general, my reaction as a citizen and a leader was this is torture, it's still what i think. it starts with something little, like taking a first step. and then another. and another. and if you do it. and your friends do it. and their friends do it... soon we'll be walking our way to
the obama administration has been pressuring allies not to grant him asylum to make sure he returns to face espionage charges in the u.s. one report we have, venezuela has sent a plane to moscow to bring him bab. >>> also today, president obama's nominee for fbi director, james comey, tries to defuse criticism he had permitted waterboarding while serving in the bush justice department and his confirmation hearing today. comey declared that waterboarding is torture. previously he had...
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administration said it will maintain u.s. aid to egypt. and in a bid to bolster egypt's economy, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates announced today a total of $8 billion in assistance. >> ifill: still to come on the newshour: political intrigue in the lone star state; artists who are also entrepreneurs; the b.p. settlement dispute; the immigration debate goes to the house; and portraits of american nurses. but first, with the other news of the day, here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: democrats in congress issued a warning to house republicans today on immigration reform. they insisted they will not accept any bill unless it provides a path to citizenship for 11 million people living in the u.s. illegally. the bill that passed the senate last month does just that. but in the house, speaker john boehner said the senate measure is still weak on what he considers the most fundamental point. >> the first big step that you have to have is serious border security because without serious border security what you're going
administration said it will maintain u.s. aid to egypt. and in a bid to bolster egypt's economy, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates announced today a total of $8 billion in assistance. >> ifill: still to come on the newshour: political intrigue in the lone star state; artists who are also entrepreneurs; the b.p. settlement dispute; the immigration debate goes to the house; and portraits of american nurses. but first, with the other news of the day, here's hari sreenivasan. >>...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration is condemning the violence and will not take sides. the white house says it will take more time to determine whether to call morsi's ouster a military coup. >> tens of millions of protestors have legitimate complaints against morsi's government. and they do not believe this was a coup. >> reporter: former secretary of state john alterman says the u.s. has an interest in keeping aid flowing to one of the strongest allies. >> the law says that if there has been a coup, the u.s. has to cut off aid. there has been a coup. and the u.s. doesn't want to quit giving aid. >> reporter: egypt's interim president called for an end to the violence as he tries to steer the country forward to a new election. >> reporter: danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news remember. >> the u.s. is reviewing its obligations to egypt under law and will consult with congress before any move is made about our country's aid to egypt. >>> firefighters are back on the scene of a two-alarm fire in elkton, cecil county. more than 60 firefighters from companies in cecil,
. >> reporter: the obama administration is condemning the violence and will not take sides. the white house says it will take more time to determine whether to call morsi's ouster a military coup. >> tens of millions of protestors have legitimate complaints against morsi's government. and they do not believe this was a coup. >> reporter: former secretary of state john alterman says the u.s. has an interest in keeping aid flowing to one of the strongest allies. >> the law...
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white house press secretary jay carney says the obama administration is not willing to call this move a coup. >> we'll take the time necessary to review what has taken place and monitor effort by egyptian authorities to forge an inclose yuf and democratic way forward. i think it would not be in the best interests of the united states to immediately change our assistance programs to egypt. not just i, we think it would not in the best interests of the united states to do that. martha: let's see what kentucky senator rand paul thinks about this. welcome back to the program. what's your reaction to what jay carney had to say? >> let me translate what jay carney is saying. he's saying i'm going to ignore the law. the law says that when a military coup happens foreign aid should end. we are not suppose to be in favor of supporting military overthrow of democrat you canally elected government. i'm no fan of the muslim brotherhood because i don't think they should have been given money because they appeared after a military coup as well. the president is flouting the law and saying i'm above
white house press secretary jay carney says the obama administration is not willing to call this move a coup. >> we'll take the time necessary to review what has taken place and monitor effort by egyptian authorities to forge an inclose yuf and democratic way forward. i think it would not be in the best interests of the united states to immediately change our assistance programs to egypt. not just i, we think it would not in the best interests of the united states to do that. martha:...
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would it be a derivative of what the obama administration's executive action policy was, which is essentially we're not going to deport you? the devil's always in the details but, you know, democrats, by and large, do think that they've gone more than half-way on this. there are a record number of deportations under the president. border crossings as you've noted on your show many times are at a -- immedia a -- there's no net -- a lot of reform advocates say we've met anti-reform advocates more than half-w half-way. it is time we start getting something in return, especially if there is $40 million more devoted to border security. wonder if legalization but not citizenship is going to be enough. >> going back to your piece, josh, to some degree i thought of it as making lemonade from lemons. you argue that, look, a, it is better than nothing. right? but, b, the path to legalization ultimately could end up in a path to citizenship later on. >> right. i think sort of when people have been gaming out the immigration bill. either the house passes something substantially similar to the house and s
would it be a derivative of what the obama administration's executive action policy was, which is essentially we're not going to deport you? the devil's always in the details but, you know, democrats, by and large, do think that they've gone more than half-way on this. there are a record number of deportations under the president. border crossings as you've noted on your show many times are at a -- immedia a -- there's no net -- a lot of reform advocates say we've met anti-reform advocates more...
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the obama administration is saying they are reviewing it but have not yet talked about whether aid to egypt should be suspended temporarily while they wait for democracy to return. we'll take a break. still to come, my first reads in the world of pom particulars, including fight over filibuster, could be about to explode in the senate. of course we'll have more on the george zimmerman trial as we wait for the jury to enter the courtroom as we wait for testimony to get under way. politics planner, the president has a bunch of internal meetings today. scott walker, a 2016er to watch, he's going to be in indiana headlining a fundraiser there. you're watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. i'm jennifer hudson. i hate getting up in the morning. i love cheese. i love bread. i'm human! and the new weight watchers 360 program lets me be. the reason i'm still in this body feelin' so good isn't because i never go out and enjoy the extra large, extra cheese world we live in. it's because i do. and you can too, with the weight watchers 360 program. the power to lose weight like never before. join
the obama administration is saying they are reviewing it but have not yet talked about whether aid to egypt should be suspended temporarily while they wait for democracy to return. we'll take a break. still to come, my first reads in the world of pom particulars, including fight over filibuster, could be about to explode in the senate. of course we'll have more on the george zimmerman trial as we wait for the jury to enter the courtroom as we wait for testimony to get under way. politics...
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ask them why they think under the obama administration there are more hispanic people poor, more african-americans poor, more people losing their job. >> given all of that, it's a wonder that the president won the hispanic community by the margins that he did. i do want to ask you, congressman -- >> it is a wonder. >> given -- given the fact that you did not vote, you're one of the very few number of republicans who did not vote to keep speaker boehner in as the speaker of the house, are you satisfied with his lead othership on this issue in particular and are you confident that he will stand the house republican caucus in good stead? >> absolutely. he and i have a very good relationship. he understands why i voted the way i voted, i just abstained. he's leading the republican congress in the right way. he's making sure the will of the republican conference is heard. that's why we're having the conference like me advocating for getting something done, for showing the american people our vision of immigration reform. i think it's a mistake to have no vision, to say our vision is to do absolutely no
ask them why they think under the obama administration there are more hispanic people poor, more african-americans poor, more people losing their job. >> given all of that, it's a wonder that the president won the hispanic community by the margins that he did. i do want to ask you, congressman -- >> it is a wonder. >> given -- given the fact that you did not vote, you're one of the very few number of republicans who did not vote to keep speaker boehner in as the speaker of the...
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any comment from the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i will tell you, victor, pamela, so far all is quiet here in washington, d.c., no comment from the white house, and no comment so far from the state department on both venezuela and nicaragua's offer of asylum to nsa leaker edward snowden. now, the president is spending the holiday weekend at camp david but it's likely going to be a working vacation. and he's likely following these latest developments. now, these two countries making statements on the same day it appears to show a sort of united front against the united states. several leaders in latin america, they were angered after recent incident where the president of bolivia's plane was not allowed through european airspace this week, and because that was simply because of suspicions that snowden may be on board that plane, so they had no clear path to their destination. they were forced to land until it was confirmed that snowden actually was not on board. but, of course, that angered bolivia's president. the
any comment from the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i will tell you, victor, pamela, so far all is quiet here in washington, d.c., no comment from the white house, and no comment so far from the state department on both venezuela and nicaragua's offer of asylum to nsa leaker edward snowden. now, the president is spending the holiday weekend at camp david but it's likely going to be a working vacation. and he's likely following these latest developments. now, these two countries...
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certainly not in the obama administration when it comes to surveillance. and that it has expanded what surveillance can be. and the definition of surveillance. >> stephanie: you know, it feels like a circular argument. i was saying you know, i was talking about being on vacation and talking to a guy who is a liberal rachel maddow fan who thinks snowden is a traitor and said we should send in a drone and take him out. >> based on what? >> stephanie: that's what i'm saying rude. these are people -- we've got people on both sides -- michael moore and glenn beck agreeing that snowden's a hero. where do you fall on all of this stuff? it is hard -- go ahead. >> well, you know, i will say to an extent, i kind of don't give a crap about snowden at this point. you know, first of all any information that he was going to give he's given already. there's nothing else he can do. he is not any kind of active -- even if you want to call him a traitor, he's not an active traitor right now. so i'm more concerned with what do we do now that we know and i've said before, the
certainly not in the obama administration when it comes to surveillance. and that it has expanded what surveillance can be. and the definition of surveillance. >> stephanie: you know, it feels like a circular argument. i was saying you know, i was talking about being on vacation and talking to a guy who is a liberal rachel maddow fan who thinks snowden is a traitor and said we should send in a drone and take him out. >> based on what? >> stephanie: that's what i'm saying rude....
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the obama administration has at times been quite skeptical of mohamed morsi's competence. so, they don't necessarily think this is a bad thing, what they're calling for is a return to a democratically elected government as quickly as possible and an end to the violence. admin stragistration officials e he will continue to get regular updates. what we are hearing is from the state department. we have a graphic of a report she released last night. "we condemn the violence that has taken place today in egypt. as president obama said, we expect the military to ensure that the right of all egyptians are protected, including the right to peaceful assembly and we call on all who are protesting to do so peacefully." that is the chief concern that the violence in egypt comes to an end. the wording is important because you hear that focus on the military. right now the obama administration believes it is up to the military to make sure what we're seeing in the streets of egypt comes to a peaceful conclusion. i also want to make the point that the administration is walking a fine lin
the obama administration has at times been quite skeptical of mohamed morsi's competence. so, they don't necessarily think this is a bad thing, what they're calling for is a return to a democratically elected government as quickly as possible and an end to the violence. admin stragistration officials e he will continue to get regular updates. what we are hearing is from the state department. we have a graphic of a report she released last night. "we condemn the violence that has taken...
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i'd like to thank president obama and his administration, particularly the department of homeland security and the department of justice for the invaluable assistance boston received before, during and after this tragic event. preparedness training provided through the federal funding set up framework for multiple jurisdictions to work with one another in a highly effective manner. these agencies, including e.m.s. and medical personnel, utilized federally funded urban shield training, exercises and several tabletop exercises to collaborate scenarios similar to those that occurred during the investigation. the importance of this training is best he will straighted in the efficiency and success of the response and subsequent investigation. these trainings and testing procedures reveal operational issues and allowed to us correct them prior to april 15. funding also provided highly trained analysts that were critical to the department's daily decision making, intelligence gathering, deployment and information flow, coordination and communication with law enforcement and other first responders
i'd like to thank president obama and his administration, particularly the department of homeland security and the department of justice for the invaluable assistance boston received before, during and after this tragic event. preparedness training provided through the federal funding set up framework for multiple jurisdictions to work with one another in a highly effective manner. these agencies, including e.m.s. and medical personnel, utilized federally funded urban shield training, exercises...
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i like to thank president obama and his administration, particularly the dhs and the department of justice for the assistance that boston received before, after, and during this event. the funding set a framework for multiple jurisdictions to work with one another in a highly effective manner. these agencies included "urban shield" training and collaborating on sunday -- scenarios that are similar. this associate in the efficiency and success of the subsequent investigation. this type of procedures reveal operational issues and allow us to correct them. there were also highly trained and was in the boston intelligence center that were critical decision-making and deployment of information flow. boston received important technology that would not have been possible without federal funding. vehicles and robots -- contribute to the safety of public officers and the success of the investigation. all agencies and trainees work as soon as he as possible on the ground. it is clear that there is a need for an improvement in information sharing. policies and practices for information and intelligen
i like to thank president obama and his administration, particularly the dhs and the department of justice for the assistance that boston received before, after, and during this event. the funding set a framework for multiple jurisdictions to work with one another in a highly effective manner. these agencies included "urban shield" training and collaborating on sunday -- scenarios that are similar. this associate in the efficiency and success of the subsequent investigation. this type...
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since the reagan administration -- >> now, we're going to get back to blaming reagan. >> john: hang on. we all can acknowledge -- hang on. bill clinton deserves a lot of blame, too. during the 30-year period, the rich have gotten richer and the poor has gotten poorer and the middle class are growing smaller. we can all acknowledge one of the problems in society is not uneven income. every free society has uneven income but uneven income growth over the past 30 years has been a problem. can we agree on that? >> absolutely. >> but what causes it? >> he's brilliant. >> let's take walmart. so you have in the top ten walmart, the four -- number six number seven number eight number nine richest people in the world. let me finish. so they're paying people roughly $8 minimum wage. they come into a community. they get subsidies. they're not promoting people. they're not giving benefits. i could work at fedex part-time and get benefits and have a life for myself working part-time at fedex. >> john: before you respond i have to go to break. in wisconsin over at walmart one store of 300 employees
since the reagan administration -- >> now, we're going to get back to blaming reagan. >> john: hang on. we all can acknowledge -- hang on. bill clinton deserves a lot of blame, too. during the 30-year period, the rich have gotten richer and the poor has gotten poorer and the middle class are growing smaller. we can all acknowledge one of the problems in society is not uneven income. every free society has uneven income but uneven income growth over the past 30 years has been a...
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and his administration particularly the department of homeland security and the department of justice for the invaluable assistance boston received before, during and after this tragic event. preparedness training provided for the federal funding set a framework for multiple jurisdictions to work with one another in a highly effective manner. these agencies including the ems and medical personnel utilize the shield training, exercises and several tables of exercises to collaborate the area similar to those that occurred in the investigation to the importance of the training is best illustrated in the efficiency and success to be the trimmings and testing procedures revealed operational issues and allowed us to correct them prior to april 15th. the funding also provided highly trained analysts in the regional intelligence center critical to the department's daily decision making intelligence gathering deployment and information flow coordination and communication with law enforcement and other responders. boston received important technology that wouldn't be possible without the federa
and his administration particularly the department of homeland security and the department of justice for the invaluable assistance boston received before, during and after this tragic event. preparedness training provided for the federal funding set a framework for multiple jurisdictions to work with one another in a highly effective manner. these agencies including the ems and medical personnel utilize the shield training, exercises and several tables of exercises to collaborate the area...
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in fact, the obama administration has been silent or inept in country after country when it comes to advocating for the repressed, the marginalized. more than millions of tibetens set themselves aflamed and yet human relations watt not talked about the summit. genocide persists in darfur and thousands are going hungry and yet this has been vacant for nearly four months. on the obama watch, christians, including an egyptian christian community, are persecuting people throughout the middle religious freedom are in the back burner of dealing with islamist governments. i will talk about the abject failure to champion human rights and religious freedoms around the world. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the president's playing politics with the american people's health care. according to
in fact, the obama administration has been silent or inept in country after country when it comes to advocating for the repressed, the marginalized. more than millions of tibetens set themselves aflamed and yet human relations watt not talked about the summit. genocide persists in darfur and thousands are going hungry and yet this has been vacant for nearly four months. on the obama watch, christians, including an egyptian christian community, are persecuting people throughout the middle...
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now, some of this goes back to be fair to before president obama. hassan was being evaluated in the military, also during the bush administration. where there was a similar kind of reluctant. and i think it would be very helpful and very healthy if the hasan situation were described correctly, and it would leave us with law enforcement officers and intelligence agents having correct sense that -- which is very, very difficult but we want them to understand they're protecting us from bombings, not protecting us from possibly making a few mistakes about how you classify people. >> thank you, mayor, very much. i ask the chair's indulgence. i want to raise two questions and my clock was ticking but that was an important clarification and i would indicate to you, mr. mayor, many civilians were impacted at fort hood and i champion the cause it was in no way work-place violence. it was after the fact noted and those officers who were the supervisors of major hasan should have detected the erratic behavior. i call that connecting the dots and i argue vigoro
now, some of this goes back to be fair to before president obama. hassan was being evaluated in the military, also during the bush administration. where there was a similar kind of reluctant. and i think it would be very helpful and very healthy if the hasan situation were described correctly, and it would leave us with law enforcement officers and intelligence agents having correct sense that -- which is very, very difficult but we want them to understand they're protecting us from bombings,...